Daily McGovern

Early in the morning, the McGoverns start the day together with tea cups and loving looks. Photo taken on any day they shared as a couple.

President Richard Nixon, seen here in thimble form, rests proudly on a white table displaying his many dotted indents, showing all the wounds he endured for the American people.

George McGovern is received in Budapest by György Aczél, Vice Premier of Hungary, during McGovern’s 1977 five day trip to the People’s Republic.

HOUSTON IS MCGOVERN COUNTRY, reads a suspended banner above him as McGovern visits…well, Huston

McGovern converses with Japanese Foreign Minister and future Prime Minister Takeo Fukuda at the JFM on 9/18/71, discussing the future of the Chinese government in the United Nations

McGovern stands beside Anthony Hall, a residence building at Southern Illinois University, where McGovern was invited to speak at the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute in the fall of 2003. McGovern briefly attended SIU in 1943 for his Army Air Force training

A proud McGovern boasts his photo collection, ruining my day by making me think of all the pictures here I can’t get for this account

George McGovern campaigns for the endorsement of the New York State Democratic Party in Syracuse in the spring of 1972

McGovern back in school as a student in a classroom in Western Africa, part of a food distribution tour across the region

A clever student sets up a Kisses for McGovern booth, knowing that George McGovern is the one man women just can’t resist Happy Valentine’s Day!

George McGovern speaks to supporters and members of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union at an open-air campaign rally on October 15, 1972.

George McGovern attends a school day in foreign classroom, promoting healthy and accessible meals in his capacity as US Ambassador to the UN Agencies for Food and Agriculture

George and Eleanor syncing up in hand-to-chin during a 1972 campaign stop

George McGovern marches with peace protesters behind a large picture of Jesus

Senator McGovern visits an American photography exhibition in Tbilisi, Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1977

George McGovern tosses the pigskin to five year old Pat Kneip, son of South Dakota governor Dick Kneip, while taking a much needed vacation in Rapid City Happy *checks notes* fricken sports ball day 😂😂

South Dakota’s Democratic congressional delegation, George McGovern and Rep. James Abourezk, speak to one another during a meeting in Washington, Feb. 23, 1971. Abourezk grew up on the Rosebud Indian Reservation, later becoming the first Arab American U.S. Senator.

George McGovern holds a press conference in Boston toward the tail end of the 1972 presidential contest